First days at Lumeris

This week, I am shadowing Kyle Fulton at Lumeris, which is a medical billing service. Over the past three days, I have been working with Kyle and his co-workers as well as attending various meetings. On Tuesday, I worked with one of his co-workers…

Last Week With Dr. Leonard

Today was the beginning of my final week at Cherry Hills. Today was Surgery day which I observed once again. I did, however, get to assist Doctor Leonard a little bit with a dental surgery. I also met a patient who is deaf and…

Last Week at Danforth

Today most of my time was spent revising a user protocol I wrote earlier last week. The Protocol explains how to use and maintain virtual reality headset bought by the center. It explains how to operate the Oculus from the viewpoint of someone who…

Second Half of my week at Benson Hill

For the second half of my week, I continued what I had been doing previously. I spent more time on the task I was assigned as I had a better understanding of OpenCV and image processing by then. I had figured out how to…

TREE House of Greater St. Louis (week one)

I spent last week working with TREE House, which is a nonprofit organization that provides hippo-therapy to kids and adults. There is a huge range of different people who can benefit from the therapy so I have had a lot of exposure to that….

One More Week at Cherry Hills

Today was the last day of week one at Cherry Hills. Today was a shorter day but we still had appointments. I got to meet two adorable puppies today. One of them was a Golden doodle and Australian Shepard mix, which I didn’t know…

First days at Benson Hill

On Monday and Tuesday, I went to work at Benson Hill, which is a biotech company. I have been learning about a python module called OpenCV, which is meant for image processing. I have been given a task for the week to count the…

Half Way Through Week One at Cherry Hills

The past two days have been appointment days. I have been helping the vet techs as well as Doctor Leonard with appointments by comforting the patients and giving them treats and lots of hugs. After the appointments I clean up the exam room. I…

Thrird Week Danforth

Today I was able to attend a seminar given by a professor visiting from Duke University. The presentation was about his own research into root growth and plant mutation. I have also organized various storage areas in the lab and have attended weekly presentations…

First Day at Cherry Hills Veterinary Hospital

Today was my first day volunteering with Doctor Leonard at Cherry Hill Vet Hospital. Today was surgery day, so I mostly observed. They had three patients who needed surgery, one of the vet techs said that they usually have around four. I also restocked…